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THE TAG MURDERS
by Daly, Carroll John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Light foxing to a few pages, a very good copy in a good dust jacket with chipping to the spine ends and some chips along the upp
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Edward J. Clode, Inc., [1930]. First edition. Light foxing to a few pages, a very good copy in a good dust jacket with chipping to the spine ends and some chips along the upper front panel, some loss at corner tips and rubbing to folds. The jacket is uncommon. (22377). Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-vii [ix-x] 11-320, original red cloth, front and spine stamped in black. An episodic novel first published in Black Mask, featuring Race Williams. Race is on the trail of a murderer who leaves a metal tag pinned on the victims. This book also has the first appearance of Race Williams femme fatale, "The Flame," Florence Drummond, "The girl with the criminal mind." Hubin, pp. 210-211.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22377
- Title
- THE TAG MURDERS
- Author
- Daly, Carroll John
- Book Condition
- Used - Light foxing to a few pages, a very good copy in a good dust jacket with chipping to the spine ends and some chips along the upp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward J. Clode, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1930]
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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